Website Urging Beto to Run for President in 2020 Launches

A group of New England Democrats launched a website urging Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) to run for president in 2020 on Wednesday, according to CNN.

“Beto hasn’t decided whether he’s running for [p]resident,” the group said in an email to supporters on Thursday, according to CNN. “However, we believe strongly in Beto’s potential candidacy and think it’s critical to start organizing now. In a field that could include more than a dozen candidates, there’s not a moment to waste.”

“Make no mistake about it. Beto can win,” the email said. “A recent Politico poll showed that among the field of potential Democratic candidates, Beto was third — behind only Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. … Our goal is to show Beto that there is support for his candidacy, starting here in New England.”

According to CNN, the “group plans to formally file with the FEC before the end-of-year deadline,” and plans to make “a digital push on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to convince the Texas Democrat to run for [p]resident.”